Mastering Presentations
Simplify
Simple lists
Only define if there is need
Remove small words (2-3 letter words)
Create a pattern and use active sentences
1-3 minutes per slide
8 lines per slide limit
Use space
Prioritise
Categorise
Patterns
Images
Design
Information Elements
Focus and Impact
Use functional words
Reduce syllable count
Imagery in words
No more than 2-3 abstract nouns in a sentence
Focus, power, positive and transition words
Avoiding false friends, false cognates, homonyms, homophones and homographs
Use space for clarity
Order Concepts
Theme subtopics
Use transitions
Most important information first
Create a path to a goal
Active sentences
Use shapes to create focus
Style to lead reading of text
Create attention with images and colour
Use space for clarity
Display
Title font >44 points
Subtitle font 28 to 36 points with bold
Content font 18 to 36 points
No more than 3 fonts per slide
Text contrast
Line thickness >2 points
No more than 2 lines in a text block
Space letters
Sans Serif fonts
Vivid images with contrast (5 or less colours)
Minimise text with images
Alter kerning and tracking for:
-capitalisation of words with (AWTY)
-underlinng (gjpqy)
-italic